As is used in Paragraph 4 the phrase a contr
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As is used in Paragraph 4, the phrase "a control group" refers to ______.
A.people working at the Oregon Department of Health
B.people investigating at the Mulmomah County Health Department in Oregon
C.people serving as a standard of comparison for checking test results
D.people involved in passing legislation banning smoking in eating establishments
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正确答案:C
解析:这是一道细节题。题干中“a control group'’出现在第四段第一句,“The authors are confident that the increases in NNK in the workers they tested most likely came from their exposure to smoke—the study included a control group of similar subjects in restaurants where no smoking was allowed.”(本书作者深信,他们测试过的那些工作人员之所以体内NNK含量升高,是因为他们被烟环绕——此项研究中,还有另外一个由相似研究对象组成的对照组,该对照组的工作场所是禁烟饭店。)在本句中,expose等于 uncover;leave sb/sth uncovered or unprotected,意即暴露某人、某事物,使之处于无遮蔽或不受保护的状态(如expose the soldiers to unnecessary risks:使士兵冒不必要的风险)。根据本句,前半句说的是被烟环绕者的情况,破折号后的半句说的是在禁烟饭店上班者的情况,两者构成对比,可见,control group意即(在实验中)作为对照的一组。故选C。